World Energy Outlook 2017

The global energy scene is in a state of flux. Large-scale shifts include the rapid deployment and steep declines in the costs of major renewable energy technologies.

The growing importance of electricity in energy use across the globe; profound changes in China’s economy and energy policy, moving consumption away from coal; and the continued surge in shale gas and tight oil production in the United States.

These changes provide the backdrop for the World Energy Outlook-2017,
which includes a full update of energy demand and supply projections to
2040 based on different scenarios. The projections are accompanied by
detailed analyses of their impact on energy industries and investment,
as well as implications for energy security and the environment.

The report this year includes a focus on China, which examines how
China’s choices could reshape the global outlook for all fuels and
technologies. A second focus, on natural gas, explores how the rise of
shale gas and LNG are changing the global gas market as well as the
opportunities and risks for gas in the transition to a cleaner energy
system.

Finally, the WEO-2017 introduces a major new scenario – the
Sustainable Development Scenario – that outlines an integrated approach
to achieving internationally agreed objectives on climate change, air
quality and universal access to modern energy.

All purchasers are able to download the detailed projections provided in
the Annex of the report in Excel format. Tables, figures and selected
underlying data are also available for download in Excel format.

In addition, the WEO-2017 series features two special reports, released in October:

- Energy Access Outlook 2017 – From Poverty to Prosperity
Assessing today’s global picture for access to modern energy, the
strategies and technologies that can enable countries to achieve energy
for all by 2030, and the ways in which reliable energy can help
communities prosper.

- Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2017
Looking in depth at a region where infrastructure and investment have to
keep up with rapid, sustained growth in energy demand. The report
covers the particular challenge of providing secure, clean and
affordable energy to small island systems and remote settlements.